Shears.



G. E. BENTON.

SHEARS. uPLIoATroN FILED JUNI: 1o, 1907.

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PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907.

of a pair of hedge shears embodying the pres- GEORGE E. BENTON, OF EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK.

S'HEARS.

i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application mea June 10,1907. sella No. 378.199.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l., GEORGE ERBE'NTON,y a citizen of the United States, residing at East Hampton, in the county of Suffolk and State clined backwardfrom the outer face of. the

5o that a plurality of parallel cutting edges 6 the preferred form of the invention` of New York, have invented a new and useful Shears, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shears and its obl ject is to provide blades one of which is of novel form and permits a better cut than that obtained by the ,use of the ordinary straightedge blades.

A still further object is to provide blades which will not become clogged when the shears are used for cutting growths of a gummy nature.

A still further object is to provide a blade having a pluralityT of cutting edges designed to successively cooperate with a second blade having a single edge, the edges of the two blades being designed to cooperate to produce a double shearing action.

With these and other objects `in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown In said drawings: Figure 1 is a detail view ent improvements` Fig. 2 is an e arged edge view of a portion of one of 'the blades of the shears. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of said blade.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 and 2 designate the blades of the shears the same being pivotally connected at 3 and provided with suitable handles 4 whereby the device may be conveniently manipulated. Blade 1 is formed with a straight cutting edge extending from the pivot thereof to the outer end or point of the blade. The blade 2, however, is provided with a plurality of teeth 5 corresponding in elevation with the ordinary teeth of a cross cut saw. Those faces of the teeth nearest the pivot 3 are inblade toward the blade 1 and the pivot 3 so -produced not only by the are produced all of said edges beingdisposed along lines intersecting the euttingedge of blade 1. The upper edges 7 of the teeth are inclined as indicated so as to produce points disposed in the same plane as-the inner face of the blade 2. lt is therefore apparent that each tooth 5 will contact with the blade 1,

beginning at the point of the tooth and 1nov` ing over the blade throughout the length of the edge 6. A shearing action is therefore blade 1 but also by each successive tooth 5. It is therefore ap* parent that each tooth in itself constitutes a separate cutting blade.

The advantages of the construction described will it is thought be obvious in view f the foregoing description. Where the shears are used for cutting hedge the teeth 5 will engage the material to be cut` and prevent it from slipping along the blade 2. handles when drawn together will cause the blade 1 to cut successively into the material held by the respective teeth and while the blade 1 is cutting into the material the adjoining tooth 5 is also cutting thereinto and a double shearing action is therefore produced. The operation of cutting is therefore greatly facilitated. The teeth not only increase the shearing action of the device but also prevent the material from slipping along the blade while being cut.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with hedge shears it is to be understood that the same may be embodied in scissors or shears of any variety among which may be mentioned pruning, edging, and grass shears, shears for cutting leather, paper, linoleum, oil-cloth, and snips such as utilized for cutting sheet metal.

What is claimed is: y

A cutting implement of the character described comprislng a blade having a continuous cutting edge, and a second blade pivotally connected thereto and having a plurality of teeth,each of which is in the form of an isosceles triangle, those faces of the teeth nearest the pivot being inclined backward from the outer face of the blade and toward the first mentioned blade and the pivot to constitute deflectors, said faces terminating in a plurality of The parallel cutting edges all of said edges being my own, I have hereto affixed my signature disposed along lines intersecting the edge of in the presence of two Witnesses.

the first mentioned blade the upper edges of the teeth bein inclined ,and terminating in GEORGE E' BENTON' 5 points dispose in the same plane as the in- Witnesses:

ner face of the'toothed blade. EDWARD C. DEMPSEY,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as GEO. MACMONOGLE. v 

